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09-25-2011, 11:05 AM

Wotcha fellow pedalers.

I've barely done any mileage apart from essential transport trips for almost a month

I really need to get my ass in gear and put some miles in before the weather turns wintery.

In between appointments on Tuesday I noted that my tyres needed some air. The rear tyre wouldn't inflate and finally deflated totally upon disconnecting the track pump. I couldn't work out why it wouldn't pump up. There was only one thing for it, I had to attempt a rear wheel removal to investigate the issue further. Plenty of curses later, the wheel was finally disengaged from the drop-outs and derailleur.
Whilst unscrewing the locking nut (or whatever it is) that screws over the valve, the valve pulled out of the tube. What a good job I'd bought a spare recently. I struggled a little getting the tyre to seat properly around the new tubes valve but took my time and made sure I did the job properly so as to avoid potential pinch punctures. It was then time to tackle replacing the wheel and faff with getting the chain back on. I ended up oily and rather chuffed with myself at having finished the job successfully.

It's not very long ago that I would have paid someone to do the job.

Go Me!

09-25-2011, 11:05 AM	#11
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	Wotcha fellow pedalers. I've barely done any mileage apart from essential transport trips for almost a month I really need to get my ass in gear and put some miles in before the weather turns wintery. In between appointments on Tuesday I noted that my tyres needed some air. The rear tyre wouldn't inflate and finally deflated totally upon disconnecting the track pump. I couldn't work out why it wouldn't pump up. There was only one thing for it, I had to attempt a rear wheel removal to investigate the issue further. Plenty of curses later, the wheel was finally disengaged from the drop-outs and derailleur. Whilst unscrewing the locking nut (or whatever it is) that screws over the valve, the valve pulled out of the tube. What a good job I'd bought a spare recently. I struggled a little getting the tyre to seat properly around the new tubes valve but took my time and made sure I did the job properly so as to avoid potential pinch punctures. It was then time to tackle replacing the wheel and faff with getting the chain back on. I ended up oily and rather chuffed with myself at having finished the job successfully. It's not very long ago that I would have paid someone to do the job. Go Me!